One Step Closer - Wk beg 23rd Jan 2012

Sarah - lovely to see you on hear. How is your darling little girl doing?

Shmacque - how did the baby clothes shopping go at the weekend?

Posalie - How did the baby shower go? The UK so needs to follow US footsteps and have baby showers. Makes so much sense to be given all the baby presents before the baby arrives.

JWOW - Glad Sarah was able to give you some advice. I know you are keen to know how long it took people. If you go into the group stats board then you will see names of when people had their angels and also names of BFPs and when rainbow babies arrived - might help you to see that you are not alone. It varies the length of time after having our angels to getting BFPs with a healthy rainbow baby.

Lainey - how was your weekend? Where are you at on ttc/testing/Oing?

Learning - are you still popping in - how are things going?

Hopenow - haven't heard from you in a while - how are things?

EOE - keep in touch and let us know what is happening in your world.

All the new mammas - keep us posted on all the baby news. It's so lovely to hear how all your rainbows are getting on xxxx

Poslie - do you know how Brooke is getting on?

AFM - had a lovely weekend in a lovely village town with dh (dear husband) - was nice to get away from it all. AND dh (dear husband) felt his frist kick of our wee boy on Sat night. I've been feeling them for ages but it was so nice taht finally he felt it too. It fills me with delight every time I feel him kick - added reassurance that all is well.

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KMac: I'm so happy to hear you had a pleasant mini-break. A much deserved time out of the city with your DH. And he felt a kick! That is truly a big milestone. You are half way there my darling bump buddy. No shower yet, that is this Friday. I'll be sure to take picture and tell you all about.

JWOW: dude, just keeping boffing like rabbits. it will happen! i second the mucinex usage, it helps too. but really, it's all about the boffing. Are you getting close to another O (ovulation) day? Ramping up? As for how long it took to get the BFP (big fat positive (pregnancy test)) for me: With our angel about 6 months half-trying. With our current Rainbow, we got a BFP (big fat positive (pregnancy test)) within 3 months of strictly following the Sperm Meets Egg plan. To. The. Letter. My cycles "righted" themselves about 6 weeks post delivery of our angel. They were two days shorter than before. I did notice that my Luteal Phase was a little short the first two cycles post L&D. Brooke (famous co-founder of this group) advised me to pay attention to that timing if it persisted. The next month my O-day came 2 days earlier, my luteal phase was by proxy extended 2 days and blamo! bfp! It does seem to follow some rhyme or reason. Hope this helps.

Ashly: Where's the boy! I've got my fingers crossed.

Schmaque: congrats on the clean review! yay! i'm so freaking happy for you. Did you buy some clothes?

EOE: post up when you get a chance. It's a monday for sure!

Brooke update: she is still preggo--13 weeks. Everyone keep their fingers and toes crossed! a miracle much deserved!

AFM: man, i'm huge. and the heartburn is EPIC. I start my weekly appointments today. I have so many questions that google can't answer. is he head down? has he dropped? My DH (dear husband) has been a dream, helping me finish off the final things on our to-do list. But we knock one thing off and another chore pops up: postpartum doula, pediatrician, finish nursery, figure out why/how to burp a baby... you know, the little stuff. LOL! I still have great reservations that my Henry will be healthy. I just can't quite accept it, so i just try not to think about it. It's tough tough tough. Can't wait to hear the updates from everyone! Hurry up and bake or get pregnant. My misery needs company!!

Posalie - I can't believe your ticker says only 5 weeks to go. And you do realise that means Henry could make an appearance any day. And he will be the picture of health. You've had all the checks and you know it. It might just take for him being in your arms for you to fully believe it. Anytime I fully accept that my new baby boy is healthy and it is actually going to happen I well up with tears - it doesn't hapopen very often that I actually let myself believe it. I just can't wait to hold him in my arms and give him all the love in the world.

That's great news about Brooke. I hope she pops back in here sometime. It'd be lovely to have her back on board.

Do you know how Balls is getting on? I'd love to hear of her getting a BFP (big fat positive (pregnancy test)) too.

Oh and I sympathise with the heartburn - mine has just started. Pineapple every day is supposed to help - I'll need to buy one.

Love to everyone.

I'm working hard at the moment or I am trying to as I have an hour seminar to present in two weeks time for my masters. I had an extension but still could have done with more time. But it will be good to get it over with. I've been knitting loads of stuff and my work is interfering with my knitting :-)

KMAC: whoa! anytime now? you just made me break into a cold sweat! I'm not ready for that...so, in return for making shake a little in my boots, I will now wish upon you my Song Stuck In Your Head for the day.

Ladies, I give you Van Halen, of the stickiest kind. I DARE you not to sing along...

Lol Posalie - get that hospital bag packed just incase. I'm sure Henry will make an appearance when you have got everything all ready and sorted but as for knowing everything and how and why to burp him - I think we will all be learning as and when. I thought people got to this stage and were anxious for it to happen. Although after the pain of giving birth to Connor I am now keeping my legs very much crossed.

Question Posalie - my friend has just said she is going to book and come down in April for a visit. I'll be 33 weeks pregnant then. Do you think that is too risky - incase I go into early labour or just incase I am so big I can't move or too tired to do anything?

KMac: in my experience, which is extremely recent and only and N=1, I think that 33 weeks would be latest point I would comfortably take visitors. The last time I felt I could get-up-and-go (put on nylons and a dress and go out for dinner) was 30 weeks. After that, I had to plan much more my heading out activities and start making sure I got off my feet (they swell) and eat carefully to avoid indigestion, etc. I think for me that at 30-31 weeks the size of the belly started to affect my activity level and I felt that my body was not my own to command. If you have a close friend coming to visit AND this is the only time she can come --sure, have her come down at 33 weeks, but you will not mobile for more than a few hours at a time. If you want to have a last fling and run around and have fun, then do it by 31 weeks.

OMG, Brooke is 13 weeks?!?!?! That's fucking awesome! I was sooooo hurting for her, dude. Posalie, please tell her I am rooting for her. She doesn't know who I am, but still... my name used to be "tryingtomom"... gosh I hated that name...

Ok, boffing like rabbits. That's what we're going to do. I have mucinex, I have Fertile CM, I have OPK's, I have preseed... I am ready.

Thanks Posalie - I might ask if there is anyway that she can come in March as I'm not the most active at the moment so by mid april I doubt I'll be up for much. And I invited one of her friends too that i also know.

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